# \*gbr: 'to be strong, prevail' 1, 'strength, might' 2

> Proto-Semitic *gbr, 'to be strong, prevail' 1, 'strength, might' 2: reflexes in 7 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gbr |
| Meaning | 'to be strong, prevail' 1, 'strength, might' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | gbr (HALOT 175); gǝbûrâ 2 (HALOT 172) | HALOT 175; HALOT 172 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | gubburu (guppuru); gutabburu (CAD G 118); gabru (gapru) (CAD G 6) | CAD G 118; CAD G 6 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gabbar (Payne Smith 59); gabrūtā 2 (HALOT 172); gabbārūtā (spelled ganbārūtā) 2 (Payne Smith 74) | Payne Smith 59; HALOT 172; Payne Smith 74 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gǝbûrtā 2 (HALOT 172) | HALOT 172 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic gbrt; gbrtm 2 (Krahmalkov 135; T 61) | Krahmalkov 135; T 61 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | tajabbara (V) (HALOT 175); jabbār (Lane 374) | HALOT 175; Lane 374 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | gbrh (DNWSI 211) | DNWSI 211 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Verb of 2632 \*gVbVr- 'man, hero'; Payne Smith 59 derives the Syriac verb from gabrā 'man'. Ugaritic has the root only in the name gbrn (HALOT 175). Not 1898 \*ga/ibr- 'genital organ' or 3151 \*ʔbr 'to be strong'.

## Linked from

- [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>)

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